Alright, after almost 14 hours of burning fuel, I was about ready to jump the 144.46Ly to [Pheia Aeg WX-U d2-0]. Fuel-wise, it looked a bit grim though:
Soon™
Then it dawned on me... My FSD was still damaged from all those Neutron boosts... I wasn't sure, but maybe a FSD in a less-than-optimal condition would have less range or consume more fuel per Ly? It was at 90%, so I dropped out of frameshift space and repaired the FSD.Indeed, that did give me additional range. I wonder how I've even survived a galactic circumnavigation with such information deficits...
Anyhow, time to bid that little big star farewell. I'd been here longer that what I'd planned for anyway:
Bye bye, HD 40064!
And here.. we.. go!
That's one hell of a jump, farthest I've ever done without a Neutron boost
The target system was bland. I found the class DA white dwarf and the class T brown dwarf as expected, but there were no planets whatsoever:
White "murderhobo" dwarf, including artifacts
Well, I didn't exactly have time for that anyway! In my panic, I immediately infused my FSD with another +100% injection, Arsenic be damned. Now the question was... With what little was left in terms of juice, could I reach any one of the two life-saving stars I'd picked for my escape route? I tried the class A blue-white one first, as it appeared to be a bit closer to my location on the galaxy map. That's [Pheia Aeg XX-U d2-0].
Hit that hyperspace switch, aaand...
Heeeh... eheeehehehheheHEHEHEHEELL YEAH!!
Now that was one intense adrenaline rush, I tell you!! I can barely believe it... I would've never believed it possible, but I actually managed to drag my a*se out of there..
This feels sooo good!
Well.. almost. I still needed to get farther down, but if I could locate a Neutron star in range, I'd be set. And having pushed downwards pretty aggressively already, there was indeed one I could easily reach. Maybe even two or three, if I were to go all-out. I picked [Pheia Aeg VM-W d1-0].
For this though, a +25% injection was enough, even if only barely:
Hellooo, Mr. Neutron star! I am ∗very∗ happy to see you!
Excellent! From there, one more Neutron in [Myeadai ZE-X d2-0], and then the final jump to safety for over more than 260 light years!
Go, go, gone!
Maan, I can finally lean back and rest. And I need it, too, flying on Aspirin here and all.
Ah right, before I forget it, thank you for your assistance, Rudi Raumkraut, it really helped! Your posts also gave me (careful) optimism and made me pay a little bit more attention while attempting this. Sure was close though...
So like her namesake, "Yumeko" made a pretty high bid on that gamble, and ended up walking away being the winner! Phew...
Then it dawned on me... My FSD was still damaged from all those Neutron boosts... I wasn't sure, but maybe a FSD in a less-than-optimal condition would have less range or consume more fuel per Ly? It was at 90%, so I dropped out of frameshift space and repaired the FSD.
Anyhow, time to bid that little big star farewell. I'd been here longer that what I'd planned for anyway:
And here.. we.. go!
The target system was bland. I found the class DA white dwarf and the class T brown dwarf as expected, but there were no planets whatsoever:
Well, I didn't exactly have time for that anyway! In my panic, I immediately infused my FSD with another +100% injection, Arsenic be damned. Now the question was... With what little was left in terms of juice, could I reach any one of the two life-saving stars I'd picked for my escape route? I tried the class A blue-white one first, as it appeared to be a bit closer to my location on the galaxy map. That's [Pheia Aeg XX-U d2-0].
Hit that hyperspace switch, aaand...
Now that was one intense adrenaline rush, I tell you!! I can barely believe it... I would've never believed it possible, but I actually managed to drag my a*se out of there..
Well.. almost. I still needed to get farther down, but if I could locate a Neutron star in range, I'd be set. And having pushed downwards pretty aggressively already, there was indeed one I could easily reach. Maybe even two or three, if I were to go all-out. I picked [Pheia Aeg VM-W d1-0].
For this though, a +25% injection was enough, even if only barely:
Excellent! From there, one more Neutron in [Myeadai ZE-X d2-0], and then the final jump to safety for over more than 260 light years!
Maan, I can finally lean back and rest. And I need it, too, flying on Aspirin here and all.
Ah right, before I forget it, thank you for your assistance, Rudi Raumkraut, it really helped! Your posts also gave me (careful) optimism and made me pay a little bit more attention while attempting this. Sure was close though...
So like her namesake, "Yumeko" made a pretty high bid on that gamble, and ended up walking away being the winner!
Phew...
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